"yet it still seems to cause permanent lung damage a disturbing amount of the time." Fact check: there is no evidence of this. Even otherwise reputable sources

"yet it still seems to cause permanent lung damage a disturbing amount of the time." Fact check: there is no evidence of this. Even otherwise reputable sources are trading in anecdotes, and relying heavily on "may" and "could" to spread fear: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/what-coronavirus-does-to-the-lungs https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas... "While most people recover from pneumonia without any lasting lung damage, the pneumonia associated with COVID-19 MAY be severe." Lots of illnesses can cause lung damage. The essential question is: at what rate?